New Crosslisting under LEAD 13
ANSO 13 Epidemiology, Public Health, and Leadership in the Health Professions (Same as Leadership Studies 13)
sponsor is Antonia Foias

Revised Course Description
GEOS 12 Landscape Photography (Same as Environmental Studies 12)
This class will broaden students' appreciation for the appearance and history of the landscape and teach the skills of making a successful photograph. Williamstown, situated in a valley between the Green and Taconic Mountains and bisected by the Green and Hoosic Rivers, is a place of great natural beauty. The local landscape is a subject that inspires both professional and amateur photographers alike. While Williamstown will be the subject of most of our work, we will use it to learn principles of universal application. Students will discover the importance of light in making a photograph. They will also learn camera skills and the mechanics of digital photography, which will be reviewed at biweekly class meetings. In addition to photographing and critiquing images, the class will visit collections at the Clark Art Institute and WCMA to see original work and examine and discuss books on reserve at Sawyer Library. An overview of the history of landscape photography will be provided with an emphasis on American workers such as Carlton Watkins, Eadweard Muybridge, Alfred Stieglitz, Eliot Porter and Ansel Adams. We will also demonstrate examples of different cameras such as medium format, view cameras, and panorama cameras. Students will produce a body of successful photographs that will be projected at the Winter Study presentation day. Students will submit short written explanations with each of their photographic assignments.
Evaluation will be based on attendance, the student's photography, and their presentation.
Prerequisites: students will need a digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR).
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-dslr-camera/
Enrollment limit:15. Preference given to first-year students and sophomores.
Meeting time: mornings; 3 days a week for the first two weeks and 2 days a week after that; short field trips will supplement the morning meetings.
Cost to student: approximately $50 for materials.
NICHOLAS WHITMAN (Instructor)
DETHIER (Sponsor)

Nicholas Whitman is a professional photographer and the former Curator of Photography at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. A 1977 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, he has honed his craft to make landscape photographs of power and depth. See more at www.nwphoto.com.

Cancelled
HIST 12 Reading Childhood

New Course
INTR 25 Immigration, Incarceration and Capital Punishment: Texas as a Case Study
Texas is one of the most influential states in the nation concerning penal politics that address immigration, incarceration and executions. This winter session course takes place in Austin and "border" communities/cities. Exploring issues of human rights and social justice, students will meet with legal scholars, elected officials, filmmakers/documentarians, prison officials, community activists (from organizations such as PODER) and NGO representatives (from groups such as Amnesty International, ACLU).
On site visits include: the Texas Youth Commission; and Taylor which houses the Hutto "Residential Center"; operated by Corrections Corporation of America, this former high-security state prison is one of the only two U.S. facilities authorized to hold immigrant families and children (including pregnant women and infants), from nearly 40 countries, on noncriminal charges.
Students will participate in seminar lectures and presentations with UT students and faculty. Course requirements: e-journal entries, 2 brief e-papers, participation and presentation(s) in UT seminar based on readings and site visits.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limit: 4. Not open to first-year students. Cost to student (daily expenses).
JAMES